Anime Essentials

[Terrex]

Well, I guess by essentials, we should go through the first anime sets purchased by people. If your going with anime, obviously, most people will tell you to pick up Cowboy Bebop and Trigun as they are some of the first sets bought by most new collectors. Berserk, Hellsing and Outlaw Star are also some of the more popular series that people generally pick up as they begin collecting. If you want something with more of a slapstick humor feel, then Love Hina, Mahoromatic and Kare Kano are good sets to pick up. If you want to pick up so really good movies get the Studio Ghibli FX set (which is Out Of Print as of now, so snatch up your copy). A good long series to invest your money in is Rurouni Kenshin, I know many people have picked up that one. Those are just some of the titles people like to pick up there first time buying. I don't think there are really any "all time greatest" anime's. I mean, the world doesn't move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you, may not be right for some, right?

I can't give an opinion on manga's due to my habbit of collecting almost any manga series I can get my hands on.